Psychiatrist, internist, and addiction medicine specialist Muhamad Aly Rifai discusses his article "." Muhamad opens with the tragic losses of Dr. Nolan R. Williams and Dr. Charles Szyman to illustrate the devastating toll of the profession on even...
Professor and senior associate dean of engagement Janet A. Jokela discusses her article "." Janet shares harrowing memories from her time as a medical student in the mid-1980s, recalling the fear and stigma that surrounded the early days of the AIDS...
Health care strategist Dana Y. Lujan discusses her article "" Dana explains how the rising cost of living and subscription fatigue are challenging the retail model of direct primary care for middle-class families. She contrasts this fragility with the...
Otolaryngologist Alan P. Feren and patient advocate Joyce Griggs discuss their article "Why health self-advocacy is an essential life skill." Alan and Joyce share the personal journey of becoming a "chief health executive" an...
Medical oncologist, geriatrician, and physician scientist GJ van Londen and Chief of Genetic and Genomic Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Gerald Vockley discuss the article " FDA delays could end vi...
President and chief executive officer of the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) Leah M. Howard discusses her article " Pharmacy benefit manager reform vs. direct drug plans ." Leah analyzes the recent emergence of direct-pur...
Premedical student Samah Khan discusses her article "." Samah draws a powerful parallel between the medical exodus in Pakistan and the doctor deserts of California's Central Valley, revealing how structural neglect drives providers away from the...
We have a special sponsored episode from MagMutual. We welcome William Kanich. He's an emergency physician and currently the executive chairperson of MagMutual Insurance Company. We explore how physicians can navigate unexpec...
Health care executive Jason Griffin discusses his article "." Jason explains how rural providers in the U.S. face critical infrastructure failures and staffing shortages that threaten their ability to serve communities. He explores why standard...
Physician executive Christina Johns discusses her article "." Christina explains how clinicians in the U.S. are facing unprecedented burnout due to administrative burdens that detract from patient care. She explores how artificial intelligence can...
Emergency physician Kenneth Ro discusses his article "." Kenneth explains why men between 40 and 60 often visit clinics requesting hormone testing when they are actually suffering from a profound loss of identity and purpose. He distinguishes being...
Board-certified pediatrician and certified coach Jessie Mahoney discusses her article "." Jessie explores the unique psychological weight carried by firstborn women who are taught early on to hold everything together at the cost of their own...
Internal medicine and pulmonary physician Bharat Desai discusses his article "." Bharat shares the shocking moment he realized an obsolete pituitary extract from 1952 was being sold for the price of a house. He explains how pharmaceutical companies...
Certified coach and professor Kathleen Muldoon and co-founder of Ryan House and Children's Respite Homes of America Jonathan Cottor discuss the article " The need for pediatric respite care ." Kathleen shares the personal sto...
Orthopedic surgeon Kevin J. Campbell discusses his article "." Kevin explains how the current medical system is stuck in an obsolete pipeline model similar to early internet directories where human gatekeepers create dangerous delays in communication....
Psychotherapist and patient advocate Sara Rands discusses her article "." Sara shares her harrowing journey of finding a lump at age 32 despite having no family history and receiving a stage 3C diagnosis. She highlights the terrifying reality that...
CEO, president, and founder of the Clinician Burnout Foundation Jodie Green and physician advocate and physical therapist Kim Downey discuss their article " Why wellness programs fail health care ." Jodie and Kim explain why ...
Orthopedic surgeon Yoshihiro Katsuura, medical student Mark Polemidiotis, and premedical student Cyrus Nasr discuss their article, " Why young people need to care about bone health now ." Yoshihiro, Mark, and Cyrus explain th...
Palliative care physician and certified physician development coach Christie Mulholland discusses her article, " Reclaiming physician agency in a broken system ." She shares her personal story of leaving a prestigious academi...
Psychiatrist Farid Sabet-Sharghi discusses his article, "." Farid explains how the human psyche is evolutionarily wired for connection, making the current climate of hostility and division deeply traumatic. He connects the panic and anxiety seen in...
Interventional physiatrist Francisco M. Torres discusses his article, "." He shares his vulnerable story of undergoing a robot-assisted radical prostatectomy and the unexpected shame and "erosion of dignity" caused by severe urinary incontinence....
Vascular surgeon Xzabia Caliste discusses her article, "." She shares the heartbreaking personal story of witnessing both her aunt and uncle lose their limbs to peripheral artery disease (PAD), a preventable condition that causes over 400 amputations...
Pediatric endocrinologist Shara Bialo discusses her article, "." She highlights that back-to-school visits are a critical window to screen for type 1 diabetes (T1D), a disease where sixty-two percent of new cases currently result in life-threatening...
Double board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist and reproductive endocrinology and infertility specialist Erica Bove discusses her article, " Why do high-quality IVF embryos fail ." Erica explores the heartbreaking reality o...